00:00first interaction in 16 months the body language actually reflected the diplomatic tone and as
00:07Rohit very rightly pointed out the American side is calling it a bilateral the Indian side
00:11has been mum we get you more in this report as we take a break
00:16oh he's a much tougher negotiator than me and he's a much better negotiator than me
00:21there's not even a contest okay
00:30tariff trade deals and testing times they were meeting after 16 long months
00:39and all eyes were on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit
00:48but what unfolded was not quite what many had anticipated the trademark Modi hug was missing
00:59in its place a simple formal handshake no grand display of those the no grand display of personal
01:07chemistry no optics of extraordinary camaraderie every gesture measured every interaction calibrated
01:21subtle yet significant perhaps a message that India's ties with the United States are rooted
01:30in strategic interests not symbolism especially after months of difficult conversations over tariff trade and
01:42geopolitical alignments but there were smiles all around there were conversations when Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood
01:53alongside US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in the front row of the
01:59official G7 leaders photograph the image spoke for itself a visual reminder of India's growing weight in
02:08global affairs the message to the world was clear Bharat is not present but is prominent
02:19before the summit Prime Minister Modi greeted leaders engaging comfortably with heads of state and government but
02:27notably there was no rush towards Donald Trump no exceptional optics just the confidence of a leader representing a nation
02:36increasingly comfortable with its global standing in diplomacy perhaps that was the headline
02:44because sometimes what leaders choose not to do speaks as loudly as what they do the missing hug at this
02:55g7 summit may
02:56have conveyed a message far bigger than the handshake itself bureau report India today
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